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The article offers global textile industry news briefs as of January 31, 2016. Topics discussed include views of Kihak Sung, chairman of Korea Federation Textile Industries on efforts of the Ethiopian government on infrastructural development for industrial growth, development of pest-resistant cotton variety by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research of Ghana in partnership of Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, and increase in Indian cotton exports due to demand from Asia.

The article discusses the contributing factors to the low yields and prospects for improving cotton yields in India with particular reference to commercial cotton hybrids and their role in improving yields. Topics discussed include the status of cotton growing in India from 1995 to 2014, the utilization of commercial cotton hybrids, the introduction of biotechnology and market concerns over the use of hybrids.

The article details the changes in cotton production practices with particular reference to the findings of the 2014 survey conducted by the International Cotton Advisory Committee. Topics discussed include the incorporation of biotechnology varieties, the importation of planting seed from countries like Colombia and Paraguay, the correlation of farm size or area planted to cotton with yields, and data showing the number of women cotton growers.

The article describes cotton varieties that growers demand in many countries around the world. It notes that there are 10 or more brands of seed-variety suppliers in the U.S., where cotton is planted in the south from the east coast to the west coast. The U.S. Department of Agriculture report "Cotton Varieties Planted 2012 Crop" showed that as many as 96 upland varieties were planted in the U.S. in 2012/2013. The reasons that farmers plant more than one variety at the same time are also discussed. A chart showing the number of cotton varieties planted in various countries from 2010-2011 is also presented.

The article offers information on the standardization of commercial instrument testing for cotton production in developing nations in Africa. It states that cotton instrument testing started about 1922 but it was around 1982 that accurate, reproducible and high speed testing became available and it was Texas cotton producers who pushed for the utilization of instrument testing in cotton production to reap the rewards. It mentions that their success paved the way for the improvement of cotton varieties and the adoption of instrument testing standardization in other countries. Moreover, it notes that the use of standardized instrument testing of cotton in African developing countries is the project of Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and the European Union.

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Several charts are presented which offer data on U.S. cotton quality as of December 29, 2011, including U.S. distribution of color, leaf and staple for upland cotton classed through the period and the percent distribution of color, leaf and staple for upland cotton classed through the period for various states such as Alabama, Arkansas, and California.

The article discusses the evolution of cotton breeding in the U.S. and the current procedure in developing varieties. It says that the U.S. has led in cotton breeding due to the country's large share of world production. U.S. has produced 62% of the world total production and with an 840 million U.S. dollar total value of cotton fiber and seed produced in 1909, based on figures from Kearney of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It cites that every year, over 100 varieties of cotton are planted in the U.S. Also discussed is a typical variety development system in the country.

Tables showing the classing of the distribution of color, leaf, and staple of cotton in the U.S. are presented.

The article compares and contrasts two cotton varieties, the Bollgard II and WideStrike Biotech cotton. The Bollgard II technology was developed by Monsanto. It is a retransformation of Bollgard cotton Event 513. It produces two proteins that offer effective control of the Lepidopteran pests of cotton. On the other hand, the WideStrike technology comprises two genes, Cry 1F and Cry 1Ac, derived from Bacillus thuringiensis. It was developed by Dow AgroSciences in order to control early and late season insects.

The article focuses on the expression of Cry 1Ac gene in biotech cotton. It considers the Bollgard®II biotech cotton variety. This variety contains two genes Cry 1Ac and Cry 2Ab. Endotoxins are produced by the genes and their controlling sequences in biotech varieties by expression in the cells of the cotton plant. The mode of action of Cry proteins is specific to species of insects due to several factors that must be present for the endotoxin to be effective including high pH in the midgut, existence in the midgut of the proper binding receptors and specific midgut proteases must be present to convert the Cry1Ac protoxin into the active core toxin.

The article discusses the negative impact of using biotechnology in growing cotton. Scientists admit that the long-term effects of genetically modified cotton on the environment or human health are still uncertain. Cotton growers who purchase genetically enhanced varieties are restricted from self-planting or selling the seeds to other farmers. However, many cotton growers have violated biotechnology safety regulations, thus increasing the risk of seed spoilage. Genetically-enhanced cotton is vulnerable to lygus bugs, whitefly, leaf hopper and other pests.

The article presents an outlook for cotton supply and use for 2006/2007. The increase in world cotton area planted with biotechnology cotton varieties is from 29% in 2005/2006 to 36% in 2006/2007. World cotton production is projected to increase to 24.9 million tons while world cotton consumption is forecast to grow by 3% to 25.5 million tons. India, China and Pakistan comprise 65% of the world consumption. Cotton yield in China is expected at 1,209 kilograms per hectare due to favorable weather. Cotton production-consumption gap in China is projected to be at 3.7 million tons, which is lower than the previous season by 200,000 tons and will translate to reduced import needs.

The article discusses the many aspects of yield increases in cotton. Growers, researchers and everybody related to cotton production aim to increase cotton yields. Studies indicate that world cotton yields increase then stagnate after few years. Breeders and growers attribute increases in cotton yields to the accumulation of high-yielding genes in new varieties. However, researchers do not know how many high yielding cotton genes exist, and they do not know how many genes can be added to varieties.

The article describes the commercial performance of WideStrike™ biotech cotton. WideStrike™ cotton varieties have been tested by Dow AgroSciences LLC in field trials for more than three years. It was also tested under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Experimental Use Permits in 2003 and 2004. It received full registration from the agency on September 20, 2004 for commercial production in 2005-2006. The variety is most effective against four key pests, namely, tobacco budworm or Heliothis virescens, the American bollworm or Helicoverpa armigera, pink bollworm or Pectinophora gossypiella and the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa zea. It is also effective against heliothine lepidopterans because it carries the Cry1Ac gene that has proved effective in the form of Bollgard cotton.

The article presents a study which examined the performance and quality of hybrid cotton and naturally coloured cotton, which were being produced in and around Malwa region. Cotton from India contributes 9 to 10 percent of the global production in the cotton basket. Coloured cotton has many advantages over white cotton. Several varieties of white and coloured cotton were considered in the study. The fibre properties of the cotton varieties were tested under standard procedures and conditions and were tabulated.

The article discusses the intellectual property rights (IPR) in relation to cotton varieties. These are legal rights granted by governments to protect certain products of human intellectual effort and ingenuity. Inventors of biotechnology cotton varieties have to apply to governments individually for protection and permission to commercialize the same variety or one with a gene that has been in exploitation in some other country for more than ten years. There are some mandatory criteria that must be met for a new plant variety to be patented, including uniformity. Most countries have some form of law concerning plant variety protection (PVP), while countries that do not have, are devising at least some form of PVP for use as an alternative to IPR.

The article offers information on cotton production in Peru. Topics discussed include history of Peruvian cotton that commenced with the domestication of wild plants of Gossypium Barbadense, two major varieties of cotton grown in Peru including Tanguis and Pima, and two minor varieties including Del Cerro and Aspero, and factors affecting the downward trend of Peruvian cotton market such as inefficiency of farmers.

The article features the Wilds 13 cotton variety that was developed by the New Orleans, Louisiana-based Southern Regional Research Laboratory and is being eyed to compete with rayon in the rubber industry. The cotton variety was tested by Rubber Reserve Co. in tires starting in March 1944 at the request of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The results of the study showed that rayon cord is better in terms of total mileage, while cotton cord is better in terms of tread wear.

The article reports on the developments presented by delegates from Pakistan during the September 2009 meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). The effort to increase the national cotton yield is supported by research and development organizations. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has a strategy to develop certified Bt cotton seeds and to encourage multinational companies to share their technologies to the farmers. The research is continued on finding other seed varieties that are resistant to cotton leaf curl virus disease.

The Texas Plains cotton-growing region is not known for raising Pima varieties of cotton, but an increasing interest in the crop has Texas A&M AgriLife officials concerned the newcomer will bring with it a yield-limiting fungus that could be introduced to the larger Upland cotton growing area. "This year, we tested 72 commercial Upland cotton varieties for susceptibility to FOV4 in an infested field in El Paso County", Isakeit said. [Extracted from the article]

Like many cotton growers in Arizona, Rodney and Tiffany Shedd make it work financially through contracts with the various companies looking to increase their seed supplies. According to Rodney, his grandfather first began farming the area as a tax write off because DeLange figured farming would be a losing proposition when compared to mining oil. [Extracted from the article]

Bobbitt Jenkins covers a lot of territory as the chemical marketing manager for the South region at Nutrien Ag Solutions. "Nutrien Ag Solutions has invested in technology not only today but for tomorrow that provides innovation for farmers", Jenkins says. New technology tools offer new support for Nutrien As Solutions crop consultants and retailers to help farmers maximize output and returns for their operations. [Extracted from the article]

Pathologists with Mississippi State University will be monitoring a relatively new plant disease in state cotton fields once the growing season is in full swing. Even though cotton aphids are vectors of CLRDV, it is possible that not all aphids carry or transmit the virus to cotton. They took samples from fields where CLRDV was present, as well as from research plots where CLRDV-positive plants were harvested, Wilkerson said. [Extracted from the article]

Agriculture industry leaders have bestowed the title of Cotton Researcher of the Year to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's Tyson Raper. The award committee noted Raper's work with high-residue cover crops, nutrient rate optimization and his current work evaluating DD60's - the formula for calculating crop heat units - for modern cotton varieties. [Extracted from the article]

According to Extension estimates, root-knot nematodes cost U.S. cotton producers as much as 628,600 bales per year, or $200 million if cotton is 65 cents per pound. Austin Warbington, a cotton producer from Vienna, Georgia, said most fields in his area have root-knot nematodes, so resistant varieties provide a major benefit to him as well. "We can plant these varieties on fields with root-knot nematodes, and it's almost like planting a rotational crop because we eliminate up to 90% of the nematode population", Warbington said. [Extracted from the article]

Three independent crop consultants offer several tips on early season protection, including seed treatments, in-furrow treatments, sprays and cultural practices. The standard seed treatments that come with the seed do a good job of protecting seed and seedlings. A nematicide seed treatment helps, and we also try to plant nematode-tolerant varieties in fields with a nematode history. [Extracted from the article]

On many farms across the Southwest, DP 1646 B2XF is a primary variety planted due to consistent, high-end yield and fiber quality potential. DP 1948 B3XF is just one of the newer Deltapine varieties showing performance potential worthy of making them companion products to DP 1646 B2XF. Contact the U.S. EPA and your state pesticide regulatory agency with any questions about the approval status of dicamba herbicide products for in-crop use with cotton with XtendFlex SP ® sp technology. sb. [Extracted from the article]

Deltapine debuted its class of 2020 cotton varieties during the Deltapine NPE, or New Product Evaluator, Summit at the Marriott in New Orleans Dec. 13, with company officials announcing that limited launch-year supplies of six new Bollgard 3 XttendFlex varieties will be available to farmers in 2020. Keylon Gholston, Deltapine cotton products manager, says all six varieties are bred to offer excellent yield potential and outstanding fiber quality potential. [Extracted from the article]

University of Arkansas cotton specialist Bill Robertson urges growers to select cotton varieties by the numbers: North Carolina State University cotton specialist Guy Collins compares cotton variety selection to managing a financial portfolio. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service cotton specialist Murilo Maeda urges growers to consider several things in selecting varieties for 2020. [Extracted from the article]

For the last two seasons, Doug Scott has produced top cotton yields on his farm outside of Sikeston, Missouri. PhytoGen SP ® sp brand PHY 430 W3FE yielded more cotton in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee OVTs than any commercial Deltapine B3XF variety. Chris Main, Ph.D., PhytoGen Cotton Development Specialist for Tennessee and northern Alabama, says PhytoGen is also leading the industry with its PhytoGen Breeding Traits. [Extracted from the article]

Climate change resulting in high temperatures, heavy rains, and gusty winds has taken its toll on cotton crop production which reduced by 21 percent to 6.097 million bales as compared to 7.706m bales produced in the same period last year. "If rice exporters can engage themselves in backward integration for ensuring quantity and quality production of paddy then why does the textile industry, which has the biggest industrial base of the country, not do the same", he questioned. The situation is so grim that Punjab being the biggest producer of cotton suffered cotton production loss of up to 34.5pc on producing 2.049m bales as compared to 3.123m bales produced in the corresponding period last year. [Extracted from the article]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed, ULGCS, to be utilized as human food and in animal feed, something Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have been working on for nearly 25 years. The human food ingredients from TAM66274 cottonseed can be roasted cottonseed kernels, raw cottonseed kernels, cottonseed kernels, partially defatted cottonseed flour, defatted cottonseed flour and cottonseed oil Rathore said initially low-gossypol cottonseed protein can be used by two of the most efficient systems to convert feed protein into edible animal protein: aquaculture and the poultry industry. [Extracted from the article]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed, ULGCS, to be utilized as human food and in animal feed, something Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have been working on for nearly 25 years. The human food ingredients from TAM66274 cottonseed can be roasted cottonseed kernels, raw cottonseed kernels, cottonseed kernels, partially defatted cottonseed flour, defatted cottonseed flour and cottonseed oil Rathore said initially low-gossypol cottonseed protein can be used by two of the most efficient systems to convert feed protein into edible animal protein: aquaculture and the poultry industry. [Extracted from the article]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed, ULGCS, to be utilized as human food and in animal feed, something Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have been working on for nearly 25 years. The human food ingredients from TAM66274 cottonseed can be roasted cottonseed kernels, raw cottonseed kernels, cottonseed kernels, partially defatted cottonseed flour, defatted cottonseed flour and cottonseed oil Rathore said initially low-gossypol cottonseed protein can be used by two of the most efficient systems to convert feed protein into edible animal protein: aquaculture and the poultry industry. [Extracted from the article]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed, ULGCS, to be utilized as human food and in animal feed, something Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have been working on for nearly 25 years. The human food ingredients from TAM66274 cottonseed can be roasted cottonseed kernels, raw cottonseed kernels, cottonseed kernels, partially defatted cottonseed flour, defatted cottonseed flour and cottonseed oil Rathore said initially low-gossypol cottonseed protein can be used by two of the most efficient systems to convert feed protein into edible animal protein: aquaculture and the poultry industry. [Extracted from the article]

Drought hampering Georgia cotton defoliation. Much of Georgia's primary cotton-producing region has had no rain in more than a month, along with record heat. In a Oct. 3 blog post,Jeff Cook, University of Georgia Extension coordinator in Peach and Taylor counties, says cotton defoliants were working fine up until mid-September in his area, but not now. [Extracted from the article]

The heat of the first half of September after a cooler-than-average summer was good news for Kansas cotton farmers, who have seen the crop move toward the promise of maturity before freeze - provided of course, that freeze doesn't arrive before the normal harvest start of mid-October. That interest led Friesen to the Kansas State Fair with a model cotton gin that he set up in Agriland to demonstrate just how a gin works. Friesen said cotton acres have grown because farmers have been able to get better returns on cotton than on the more typical commodity crops because of the long downturn in commodity prices. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that Azerbaijani farmers received the additional profit due to an increase in purchase prices for raw cotton in 2018. It mentions increase in purchase prices for cotton varieties which encourage farmers and improve their welfare. It also mentions work includes soil preparation, agrotechnical measures, purchase and sowing of seeds, expenses for cultivation, harvesting and other expense and as far as the average productivity increases, the net income of farmers also increases.

The article reports that Azerbaijan has started to grow 12 new varieties of cotton and presents views of Maharram Aliyev, Director of the Tartar Regional Scientific Innovation Center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Agriculture, on the same. It mentions Center has already hybridized these cotton varieties and new crops have been planted on an area of ​​two hectares to assess their qualities. It also mentions productivity meets the characteristics, the sown areas will be consistently increased.

The country's cotton output faces a shortfall of 0.664 million bales or 26.41 per cent compared to same period last year, according to official figures released on Wednesday. The government had officially announced to fix indicative price of Rs4,000 per 40kg for phutti (seed cotton) to encourage growers to bring more area under cotton cultivation. Cotton crop in Sindh also recorded a shortfall but fared better by producing 1.254m bales as against 1.537m bales recorded in the same period last year. [Extracted from the article]

Highlights from the article: Nematodes annually take 5 percent of the U.S. cotton crop, on average. Those new releases will include resistance traits for both the reniform and root-knot nematode species, Woodward adds.

Highlights from the article: Vance and Mandie Smith have taken their irrigation underground to increase farm efficiency at the ground level, an investment that has not only yielded well but increased the sustainability of their farm. Though drip is an expensive investment, about $1,200 to $1,800 per acre, Vance says the returns far outweigh the cost. While Vance admits he's not a big dicamba fan, he says most of his upland cotton varieties are Roundup Ready.

Highlights from the article: More than 50 cotton producers and industry leaders from across the state converged on the Texas State Capitol in Austin on April 16 for "Cotton Day at the Capitol", an event held each legislative session. PCG also has been active in combating bills that could place additional state restrictions on herbicide and insecticide technologies beyond federal labeling, which PCG believes is sufficient.